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Lambeth 1902

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902

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period of infectivity he visited regularly (daily) the bar of a publichouse
in Lambeth Borough ("The Walnut Tree"), 40 St. Alban's
Street, 8 other cases arose, directly and indirectly, as follows: —
(a) Beatrice H., aged 3 years, unvaccinated, living at "The Walnut
Tree," and being accustomed to play in the bar, sickened May
21st, 1902, removed May 25th, 1902.
(b) Charles E., aged 23 years, vaccinated, of 34. St. Alban's Street,
frequenting the bar, sickened May 21st, 1902, removed May
24th, 1902.
(c) Albert E. T., aged 26 years, vaccinated, of 18 Tracey Street,
frequenting the bar, sickened May 22nd, 1902, removed May
26th, 1902.
(d) Henry J. P., aged 24 years, vaccinated, of 2 Hamish Street,
frequenting the bar, sickened May 22nd, 1902, removed May
27th, 1902.
(e) Robert C., aged 46 years, vaccinated, of 48, Walnut Tree Walk,
frequenting the bar, sickened May 24th, 1902, removed May
27th, 1902, to Hospital, where he died on June 2nd 1902.
(f) Hattie H., aged 14 years, vaccinated, living at 41 St. Alban's
Street, and visiting daily as nurse at " t he Walnut Tree,"
sickened May 23rd, 1902, removed May 30th, 1902.
(g) Sarah H., aged 40 years, vaccinated, living at 41 St. Alban's
Street, sickened June 11th, 1902, removed June 16th, 1801,
having caught the disease from contact with her daughter
Hattie H. (case (f) above).
(h) Alice C., aged 18 years, vaccinated, of 47 Newport Street,
Eambeth Walk, sickened June 10th, 1902, removed June 13th,
1902, having contracted the disease from Henry J. P., of 2
Hamish Street (case (d) above).
(303-306) William C. C., aged 24 years, vaccinated, sickened at 63
Fitzalan Street, on May 24th, 1902, having contracted his disease whilst
at work as a fitter with a Firm in the City, where several other cases
of Smallpox had recently arisen. He was removed to Hospital on May
26th, 1902, and John S., aged 9 years, unvaccinated, of 2 Saunders
Street, who watched the removal, and stood near the ambulance van,
sickened 14 days afterwards, viz., on June 9th, 1902, and was removed
to Hospital on June 14th, 1902. From John S. two other cases arose,
viz. : —
(a) Ellen S. (his mother), aged 33 years, vaccinated, sickened June
23rd, 1902, removed June 25th, 1902.
(b) Emily A. (his aunt), aged 28 years, vaccinated, of 19 Saunders
Street, sickened June 24th, 1902, removed July 1st, 1902.
(307) John F., aged 22 years, vaccinated, of 17 Broad Street, sickened
May 24th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on May 29th, 1902.
He caught his disease whilst at work as a lighterman for a firm in the
City. 6 other inmates (5 adults and 1 child of 7 years), all vaccinated,
escaped the disease.
(308) Joseph P., aged 40 years, vaccinated, of 60 Wincott Street,
tracted Smallpox whilst at work in Engineering Works in Finsbury
Borough, and sickened May 26th, 1902, being removed to Hospital on